SoundCraft CPS800 User manual

USER GUIDE

© Harman International Industries Limited., 2003.
All rights reserved
Parts of the design of this product may be protected by worldwide patents.
Part No. ZM0296
Issue 2
Soundcraft is a trading division of Harman International Industries Ltd.
Information in this manual is subject to change without notice and does
not represent a commitment on the part of the vendor. Soundcraft shall
not be liable for any loss or damage whatsoever arising from the use of
information or any error contained in this manual, or through any
mis-operation or fault in hardware contained in the product.
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mechanical, optical, chemical, including photocopying and recording, for
any purpose without the express written permission of Soundcraft.
It is recommended that all maintenance and service on the product
should be carried out by Soundcraft or its authorised agents. Soundcraft
cannot accept any liability whatsoever for any loss or damage caused by
service, maintenance or repair by unauthorised personnel.
Harman International Industries Ltd.
Cranborne House
Cranborne Industrial Estate
Cranborne Road
Potters Bar
Herts.
EN6 3JN
England
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Safety Precautions
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Sicherheitshinweise
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Precauciones De Seguridad
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Precautions
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Sicurezza
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Table of Contents
Safety Precautions 1.iii
Sicherheitshinweise 1.iv
Precauciones De Seguridad 1.v
Precautions 1.vi
Sicurezza 1.vii
Introduction 1.1
Introduction 1.2
Warranty 1.3
Installation 2.1
Dimensions and Configurations 2.2
Precautions and Safety Instructions 2.3
Mains Installation 2.4
Connections 2.7
Block Diagrams 3.1
Mono Input 3.2
Stereo Input 3.3
Metering, Monitoring & Console Linking 3.4
Mono Aux/Matrix Output 3.5
Group/Stereo Aux Output 3.6
Mix & Mono (C) Outputs 3.7
TalkBack 3.8
Console Operation 4.1
Mono Input Module 4.2
Stereo Input Module 4.9
Output Section - Overview 4.15
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Dual Aux Output Module 4.16
Stereo Group Output Module 4.20
VCA master Fader Panel & Assigning VCA Groups 4.25
Master Modules & Fader Panel 4.26
Solo System 4.31
VU Meterbridge 4.35
Automation 5.1
Automation CPU Panel 5.2
Rear Panel 5.3
Mute Groups 5.4
Scene Control Section 5.5
User Modes 5.7
Power Down Settings 5.9
Resetting the CPU 5.10
Dumping and Reloading the Internal Memory 5.11
Console Linking 5.12
Specifications 1.1
Appendix 1:
MIDI Implementation 1.1
MIDI Implementation 1.2
Appendix2: Mark-up Sheets 1.1
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